Planoohaph co



C B. HOLLOIVION.

MOWER CUTTER BAR.

'APPLlcANoN FILED APR.4.1915.

Patented .my 15, 1919'.

gn/newton THE COLUMBIA PLANDGRAPH CO., WASHINGTON, D. C.

C. B. HOLLOMON.

MOWER CUTTER BAR.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 4. I9l'6.

Patented July 15 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRADH CO.. WASHXNGTON. D. c.

CASEY B. HoLLoMoN, oF kanton, TENNESSEE.

ivrovvnnA CUTTER-BAB..

' l To all whom) it may concern:

Beit known that I, CAsEYiB. I-IoLLoMoN, a citizenof the United States', residing at Kenton, in the county of Obion. and State ofV Tennessee, have invented certain new. and useful Improvements in Mower Cutter-Bars; and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear,- and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to whichit appertains te make and use the same;

This invention relates to the cutter bar structure of mowing machines, and an object of the invention is to provide a structure wherein the liability of loss ofthe guards is eliminated, in that each guardie connected Yto the guard neXt thereto by means of a lug and recess sothat to remove the guard, it is necessary to remove two of them at a tim'e.

Another object of this invention is to provide a novel cutter bar structure wherein the ledgeiplates are all attached to a Single lbar', soV thIat they may be easily and'quiekly removed for grinding, or other-purposes;

A further object ofhthis invention is ytol attalch ba-rs to both the upper "andlower surfaces of the sicklel barjstrlictu're which runs the "full length of the sickle, which arepositioned one above and below the kiife head' and the blades, which prevents' the knife head from breaking and materially strengthensy the entirevsickle structure.'v

A further object of this invention is to provide la dust cap which extends over the sickle and catches beneath the,innerupper end of the guards, thus holding the sickle in'position and forcing it t'o give a clean cut inall conditions. y

A still further ebject ofthis invention is to provide dust caps which house the sickle and'prevent dirt from entering the cutter bar structure and `also providea'n oil base which materially decreases the friction of the reciprocatory movement ef the sickle.

With ,the foregoing and other objects in View this/invention consists in such n ovel `features of construction, `combinationand arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more Vfully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings clair"ned??4 Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 15, 1919.

Application ined Apri14, 191e. serialito. 88,853.

In describing the invention in detail reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters designate like and correspondingparts throughout the several views, and in which F igurel is a top. plan view of a fragment of the improvedA cutter bar structure.

Fig. 2 is a ,cross section through the cutter. bar structure. y

Fig. 3 isa plan view showing parts in section and'` parts removed of the cutter bar Y structure. i

`Fig.- tis a perspective view of the' ledger plate f structure.

Eig. 5 is a perspective view of the sickle structure. v

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary longitudinal section through the Cutter bar structure showing1 the manner of connecting the guards, an l l-Fig. 7 is aperspective View of one of the guards.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, l -designates the finger bar of the'cutter" bar structure, which has the head 2 atof a fragment taclied thereto by means of bolts 3. The

head 2 efthe-cu-tter bar structure includes a forwardly extending point, Vas is ordinary, and the 'head further has plates 4 and 5 attached thereto. Lugs 6 are formed upon the plates 4L 4and 5, and through the medium of these lugs, the cutter bar structure `may be piuvotally connected to the supporting andoperating structure of the mowing machine.- y A The main body plate or linger lbar l of the `Cutter bary lstructure has a plurality of guards generically indicated by the numeral 10 vattached thereto. Each of the guards 1Q includes a body plate 11, which is undercut as shown at 12, and is provided with a recess 13 in its upper surface forming ribs l'tallng each side of the body, which ribs abut theunder 4surface ofthe linger bar 1. The teeth of the guard members have a rilb l5 projecting laterally fromone side of the saine which is Seated in ya corresponding recess 16. formed in the nside of the guard next theretcya's clearly` shown in ,Fig 6r of the drawings, thus connecting all of the guard bodies for preventing any one of the `guards from losing or becoming en'tirely disconnected from the cutter bar structure. The guards l0 are connected to the linger bar l by bolts as indicated at 17, which have their heads countersunk in the body bar as clearly shown at 18 in Fig. 6.

Each of the guards pered forwardly projecting divider point 19 formed thereon and the rearwardly extending rib 2O which overhangs the sickle generically indicated by the numeral 21.

The upper surface of the body 11 of each of the guards 10 is provided with a recess 22 which extends transversely across the same and alines with the recess formed in the upper surface of the guard next thereto. An upstanding rib 23 is formed upon each of the guards 10 rearwardly of the front upstanding end 24 of the guard, which rib coacts with the front side 24 for forming a recess 25 Vin which -the body bar 26 of the ledgerplate structure is seated.

The ledger plate structure includesl the body bar -26 to which a plurality of ledger plates 27 are attached; .The ledger-plates 27 are of usual construction, except that they have transversely extending ears 28 formed on their rear or largevends, which ears are rivetedfto the .bar 26. Tongues 29 project outwardly from the forward ends of the ledger plates 27, and these tongues are seated in recesses 30 formed in the pointed ends 19 of the guard structure 10. The insertion of the tongues 29 into the recesses30 and also the seating of the bar 26 in the recesses 25 prevent accidental movement ofthe ledger plate structure and permit of the quick andeasy removal of the ledger plate structure from connection with the cutter bar structure proper.

The head 2 ofthe 'cutter bar structure is provided with a recess 31 formed therein having an extension 32 which is shaped like and conforms to the configuration of the tongue 29 formed upon the innermost ledger plate 27. The recess 31 is shaped for receiving the innermostV ledger -plate 27 of the ledger plate structure, and the shoulder 33, formed in the head 2 against which the end of the bar 26 abuts, prevents accidental longitudinal movement of the ledger plate structure.

The sickle structure generically indicated by the numeral 21, w'hich sickle structur'eisv slidably mounted above the ledger `.plate structure, includes a plurality of blades 34 of the ordinary construction, which may either have smooth edges or corrguated edges, as necessary for the .cuttingof different types of grain or hay, and upper and lower bars 35 and 36 respectively. The upper-and lower bars 35 and 36 extend the full length of the sickle bar structure and are connected to the blades 34 by rivets or analo ous fastening devices as indicatedl at 37. heV outer eduge indicated bythe' nu 10 has the .usual ta.

head 38 Vconnected thereto, which has the usual'ball 39 mounted thereon for connection withthe pitman rod used for reciproeating the sickle. 7 A shield and dust cap indicated by the numeral 40 is supported by the body bar 1 'and is provided with an upstruck portion for receiving the upper bar 35 and has its forward end positioned beneath the rearmost portion of the overhanging arms or extensions 20 of the guard teeth 10 as clearly shown'at 41 in Fig. 2 of thedrawings. The dust cap and shield 40 is provided with an upstruck portion 42 which extends-theentire length ofthe same and receives the upper bar `35 of the sickle structure. A wear plate 43 is positioned directly beneath the. plate 40 and a second wear plate 44 rests upon the upper surface of the 9 bar land against the undersurface of the Wear Vplate 43. The dust cap and shield 40 is provided with anupstanding enlarged portion at the head end of the cutter bar structure, which permits of an unim- 9 peded lreciprocatory movement yof the knife head 38.

' Theboltsindicated at 45, which fasten the dust cap and shield 42 and the wear plates .43 Vand 44 to :the llinger bar`1 extend up- 1 wardly through the finger bar, -so that to remove any one of the guard structures 10, `itis necessary'rst to' remove the shield and dust cap and wear plates 43 and 44, which further prevent 'or eliminate theY liability 1 of accidental loosening or Vdisconnection of any one ofthe guards Vaswell asadding to the durability of the cutter bar structure.

t From theforegoing descriptionft'akenin connection with' the accompanyingV drawings, the advantages of construction and of the method of operation of the improved mower sickle bar will be readily apparent to those skilled in'the art'to which this invention appertains, and while in the fore- 1 A cutter bar includingy a finger bar, a ledger bar, `ledger plates carried by the 1 ledgerbar and having their rear ends termi nating forwardly of the rear edge of the 'ledger bar, a sickle bar including teeth and upper and lower strips secured to the teeth at points spacedfrcm their rear ends, said l lower strips being mounted on the ledger sickle teeth, said Vupper weer plate being bar and engaging the rear ends of said disposed rearwardly of the teeth. 10 ledger plates, a shield secured to the finger In testimony whereof I afix my signature bar and extending over said upper strip land in presence of t-wo witnesses.

said sickle teeth, and upper and lower weer CASEY B. HOLLOMON. plates secured to said finger bar, said lower vWitnesses:

plate having its forward edge portion dis- SAM. L. BAYETT,

posed below and in engagement with the Jnssn THOMPSON.

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Washington, D. G. 

